Kate McKinnon Tiger King Series Joe Vs. Carole Trailer Debuts
The full trailer for Peacock's Tiger King series Joe vs. Carole has debuted. The series is a scripted adaptation of the 2020 Wondery podcast «Joe Exotic: Tiger King» from Robert Moor, which traces the bitter battle between big cat enthusiast Carole Baskin and exotic animal lover Joe «Exotic» Schreibvogel. SNL star Kate McKinnon plays Baskin, while Hedwig and the Angry Inch's John Cameron Mitchell will play Joe Exotic. The series comes from showrunner/executive producer, Etan Frankel (Shameless, Animal Kingdom)
Baskin and Joe Exotic became household names when Netflix released their documentary series Tiger King in 2020, which quickly became the most-talked-about show on streaming. The series featured the real people involved in a war between ownership and exhibition of big cats, as Baskin attempts to take down Joe Exotic's operation when he's suspected of breeding and selling big cats for profit. Joe's response is one of intense vitriol, as he launches into a full-blown and very public attempt to take Baskin down, eventually resorting to hiring a hitman to kill her, which never comes to pass. Eventually, Joe Exotic is sent to prison, where he currently remains, even recently being re-sentenced to 21 years.
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Peacock has released the full trailer for Joe vs. Carole, which gives a stronger look at how the show will play out. Seemingly comedic and dramatic at once, Joe vs. Carole puts both McKinnon and Mitchell in a unique position to show off their acting talents on both levels, embodying these larger-than-life characters. The show is a separate, dramatized adaptation of the podcast and the documentary, which Frankel says will be "a fun and rich journey into the
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